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Inside AJC

Christina Hurt, 35, has been charged with aggravated child abuse and second-degree murder. Police said Ethan Coley, 1, suffered severe burns when his siblings tried to bathe him in scalding water. Hurt allegedly asked friends and looked online for burn treatments. Police are charging her for "adamantly refusing" to bring Coley to the hospital.

A Florida toddler died last month after sustaining severe burns over the lower half of his body — and his 35-year-old mother has been accused of murder and extreme child neglect for allegedly refusing to seek immediate medical treatment for him.

Ethan Coley died on Jan. 18. He was only 1.

Court records obtained by PEOPLE confirm Christina Hurt had previously been charged with aggravated manslaughter. She now faces additional charges of second-degree murder and aggravated child abuse.

According to the arrest report, Hurt told investigators she briefly left her home to take out some garbage. She allegedly told police she had left Ethan in an infant chair, but came back to find him screaming in his 10-year-old sister’s arms.

The report alleges that Hurt told cops that her daughter tried to bathe the boy in a bathtub. She told detectives that things were fine until another of her children, Ethan’s 4-year-old brother, accidentally made the water scalding.

Ethan suffered severe burns from the middle of his torso to his toes, according to the arrest report.

Investigators contend that Hurt failed to rush the wailing baby to the hospital, but instead sought advice from her friends about treating burns. She also allegedly consulted the internet for tips.

Hurt allegedly went to sleep that evening, even after Ethan vomited several times. The arrest report alleges she gave Ethan juice and Tylenol before nodding off.